Thinking of buying a evolve v2 kit to give me additional range or rescue me in a bad situation. Right now my overall max range is about 4 miles right now using the Mirage Drive in good weather light chop. I see many people adapting a trolling motor to their kayaks.. simple enough and less than half the price of the evolve.. but I wouldn't mind spending the extra $$ for the reduction in bulk.

The top questions I have are...

1. Is this powerful enough to use in open water? I want to go 2 miles offshore in up to 2-3ft waves; I'm primary concerned of getting to land quickly if bad weather appears.

2. Most mods I see use a 5hp trolling motor.. how does the evolve stack up power wise?

3. Are there install instructions available, I've searched and come up with nothing. I want to do a rudder mount.

4. Any recommendations on where in South Florida I can find an authorized reseller that does installation and/or I can get a test drive.

5. Any evolve owners out there? Would you buy again today based on your experience? Do you feel you got your $$ worth or do you wish you got a trolling motor instead?

6. Can I buy extra cables so I can use it rudder mounted in the Revolution 11 and Mirage Drive mounted in the Pro Angler 12?

Not sure if they are talking about electric or not.. just see 5HP. I'm not really concerned if it can match a gas motor more so than whether it will be effective for what I'm looking for which is something to get me reasonably quickly to land over say 2 miles on open water in up to 3ft waves.

I recently met a fellow who has a Torqueedo Ultralight 403 kit on his non-hobie yak; this to my understanding is the equivalent of the Evolve v2. The bay was shallow and smooth with a mild current.. at full speed he was moving at a nice clip. He hasn't taken it out in deeper water choppier water yet but I decided to take the plunge. Having trouble finding a new evolve in stock.

Still would like to know how well the evolve does in say a 2ft moderate paced waves or boat wake if anyone with an evolve on any Hobie can share.